Foundation for animal head and body



March 7, 1933. COHEN 1,900,487

FOUNDATION FOR ANIMAL HEAD AND BODY Filed April 50 1932 LAY. #1753:

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 7, 1933 BENJAMIN coHEN, or BROOKLYN, NewYORK FOUNDATION roe ANIMAL HEAD AND BODSC Application fiiedn rn 30,

My invention relates to the interior con struction of the head and'bodyfiller used in making up fur skins for neck wear and similar purposes.

It is the general practice in the fur mountingart to provide an animalhead filler'of resilient material preferably rubber which is cast ormoulded in asingle unit and of such shape as to accommodate the headskin to be fashioned. The filler because it mm a single pieceincludes'not only-the skull-portion, but the tapering snout portion aswell;. and in order to improve theefliciency'of'the device the rubberused in the snout must be fairly rigid while the head or skull'mustretain a certain amount of resiliencytogive it a more natural feel. Itis not denied that the foregoing construction has its a-dvantages butthese are quite negligible as compared with "the disadvantage manifestedin the weight of the article.

With the foregoing clearly in mind it is the purpose of my invention toconstruct a filler for an animal head fur piece which will embody-all ofthe advantages-of a'nyof the well known devices of this character withthe added advantage that it is extremely light in weight;

. Another purpose ofthe present invention is toprovide means embodied inthe structure of the head filler to-bein readiness-dun ing thefashioning of the fur skin to receive and carry the body filler into theskin as the latter is reversed and completed. a

, I accomplish these objects by means ofthe embodiment of my inventionillustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure1 isa substantially longitudinal sectional view of a fur skin completelymounted" and fashioned for use as a neck piece; Figure 2 is aperspective view of the head filler showing the body filler tape extended; Figure 3 11s a substantially longitudin'al sectional .view ofthe head filler showing the'body filler tape folded inside the firstfiller; Figure tis a perspective view of the underside of the skull andsnout removed from the base. 7

Referring to the drawing, denotes the fur skin constituting the 'animalhead and-1l 1932. Serial No. 608,409.

the trailing or body portion.- The skin inaccordance with the usualpractice is tubular except for the portion adjoining the head, whichportion'is allowed to remain-openso as to accommodate the head.duringther- 155 versingoperation, a step which is well known 1n thisartand requires no detailed description here. i

" In accordance with my inventionthe filler w i "for the head comprisesaffiat card boardbase {12 =ha ving a wide portion at one end andyatapering portion at the otherend. The wide portion ofthe-base 12constitutes the foundation for the skull which comprises a dome shapedpiece of sponge rubber 13 which is inherently light in weight andresilient in construction, and which is adapted to support in life-likemanner, the head skin 10 and to'receive the shanks 14 of a pair of eyes15 inserted int-o the properplacesin-the fur. The tapering portion ofthe base 12 comprises the foundation for the snout and on its underside,adjacent the free end', a metal loop 16 is mounted to receive and holdthe upper member 17 of' a spring operated jaw 18. The snout fillerstructure is builtup -of a strip of wood 19 which is mounted in up rightposition along one of its longitudinal edges onthe upper faceof-the'cardboar-d base "12, the strip 19 projecting from the end of thelatter rearwardly into-a recessin the front Wall of the sponge rubberskull I3. lt will be clear that in accordance with this invention thefiller is very simpleinconstruction andextremely light-in weight .With-985 out sacrificing anyof the. important fea tures necessary in afiller. of this character. In orderto add to the practicability'of ahead filler for fur skins, I countersink the wider-portion oftheflboa'rdbase 12 into the under surface of'lthe spongeskull 13, allowing amarginal wall of the latter to extend about all three adjacent sides ofthe board, as illustrated particularly clearly .in Figures 3 and 4. Theskull '1'3 is provided with a recess or chamber 20, which projectsbeyond' the roof of the recess accommodatingthe wide portion of the base12Ifrom the rear wall of the sponge rubber skull forwardly. When therubber is mounted upon. the base 121:1

cloth tape 21 is interposed between the base and the roof of the recessand before it is placed in use its free end is folded on itself a numberof times to form a roll which remains in the recess or chamber 20 untilready to be used, as hereinafter explained.

It should be explained that the sponge rubber skull 13, snout supportingwood piece 19, and cardboard base 12 are all provided with a coating ofadhesive substance which enables the fur skin to adhere to the filler.The tape 21 is likewise provided with a coating of adhesive to cause thecotton or wool filler 22 to adhere thereto,.the latter filler being usedto stuff the body portion 11 of the skin." 3

In operation the skin is handled in a wet condition and except for thehead portion the tubular skin is disposed inside out. The snout portionof the cardboard 12 and wood rib 19 are inserted into the snout portionof the fur skin and the latter is pressed against the filler to cause itto adhere thereto so that when the skin becomes dry it will become anintegral part of its filler. Following this operation the. head portionof the skin is worked over the skull foundation 13 and ad hered thereto.The eyes 15 are theninserted to complete the head.

, So far the tape 21 in its chamber 20 has remained dry because therehas been no contact between it and the wet skin. It is now time to usethe tape and to do so, the rear wall of the skull is pulled away fromthe end of the cardboard base 12 and the rolled tape is drawn out of thechamberand its free end unrolled, and affixed to a strip of the softfiller 22. The head portion is then turned back upon the neck portion ofthe skin and inserted in theopening therein, In this op eration the tape21 and the attached filler 22 follows the skull 13 into and through thetubular body of the skin as it is turned right side out. lVhen the skinhas been completely reversed, the filler 22 is inits proper posi tioninside the body, without further attention being given to this detail.

' Y Through the opening inthe .neck portion of the skin and on the underside thereof, the upper member 17 of the jaw is inserted so as to engagein the Scabbard or metal loop 16. The lower portion 18 of the jawremains outside and is yieldably held against, the snout by its spring,as illustrated in Figure 1.

Havingnow described my invention, what claim and desire to securebyLetters Patent is:

1 1.-A foundation for an animal head and body, comprising a fur skinhead and body portion, a foundation over which said head is fashioned,and a spring jawhaving upper and lower members, said foundationcomprising a sponge like skull portion, a fiat base member upon whichthe skull portion is .mounted, having a snout portionprojecting forwardof the skull, an upright rib piece mounted on the snout portion andprojected at one end into the skull, a projecting piece extendingrearwardly of the skull to carry the filler into the body of the skin,and means on the snout portion to receive and hold the upper member ofthe spring jaw.

2. A foundation for an animal head and body, comprising a fur skin headand body portion, a foundation over which said head and body isfashioned and a spring jaw having upper and lower members, saidfoundation comprising a sponge like skull portion, a flat base memberupon which the skull is mounted, having a snout portion projectingforward of the skull, an upright rib portion mounted on and projectedthe length of the snout and disposed at one end in the skull portion, atape fastened to the foundation and trailing the skull to carry a fillerinto the body of the skin, and means carried on the under side ofthesnout portion of the base to receive and .hold the upper member ofthe jaw. 3. An animal foundation, as claimed in claim 2, in which theskull is provided with a recess-in its under surface to receive thebase, and a second recess or chamber in communication with the firstrecess beneath the base to receive and contain the free end of the tapein rolled condition, said tape being freed for use by distorting a wallof the skull forming one side of the second recess.

4. An animal foundation, as claimed in claim2, in which the skull isprovided with a recess in its under surface to receive the base, and asecond recess or chamber in communication with the first recess beneaththe base to receive and contain the free end of the tape in rolledcondition, said tape being freed for use by distorting a wall of theskull forming one side of the second recess, said tape being providedwith an adhesive coating to attach the body filler thereto.

5.An animal foundation, as claimed in claim 2, in which the skull isprovided with a recess in its under surface to receivethe base, and asecond recess or chamber in communication with the first recess beneaththe base to receive and contain the free end of the tape in rolledcondition, said tape being freed for use by distorting a wall of theskull forming one side of the second recess, said skull, base and tapebeing provided with an adhesive coating to attach the head to the skullandsnout and the body filler to the tape. A

6. A foundation for an animal head and body comprising a fur skin headand body portion, a foundation over which said head is fashioned in wetcondition, and a spring jaw having upper and lower members, saidfoundation comprising a flat cardboard base with a broad skull portionand tapering. snout portion, a loop onthe underside of the snout toreceive and hold the lower jaw member, a sponge rubber skull mounted onthe skull portion of the base, a projection piece extending rearwardlyof the skull to carry the filler into the body of the skin, and a woodstrip mounted on and disposed longitudinally of the snout to rigidlysupport the snout portion of the skin.

7. A foundation for a skin as claimed in 7 claim 6, in which the spongerubber skull is provided with a recess on its under side bounded bythree marginal walls, and a second recess disposed deeper in the skullthan the first and having a common rear wall with the first recess, therear wall projecting over the rear edge of the base to seal the secondrecess, a tape attached at one end tothe foun dation between the skulland base and rolled up in said second recess when not in use, the

rear wall of the skull being distorted to allow withdrawal of the freeend of the tape, and a body filler attachable to said tape to be drawninto the body portion of the skin.

8. A foundation for a skin as claimed in claim 6, in which the spongerubber skull is provided with a recess on its under side bounded bythree marginal walls, and a sec ond recess disposed deeper in the skullthan the first and having a common rear wallwith the first recess, therear wall projecting over the rear edge of the base to seal the secondrecess, a tape attached at one end to the foundation between the skulland base and rolled up in said second recess when not in use, the rearwall of the skull being distorted to allow withdrawal of the free end ofthe tape, and a body filler attachable to said tape to be drawn into thebody portion of the skin, and artificial eyes having means inserted intothe skin and skull on opposite sides of the upstanding snout rib.

In testimony whereof he has aifixed his signature.

BENJAMIN COHEN.

